Have a hard time keeping track of Marvel’s mystical dimensions? What about where in New York City all the superheroes live? These charts are here to help you make sense of it all.

Spotify is expanding an AI feature that creates customized playlists from your text descriptions to additional English-speaking regions. Starting today, people in the US, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand with Premium Spotify subscriptions (which start at $5.99 per month for students or $11.99 for individuals) can access AI Playlist in beta, following its initial launch in the UK and Australia earlier this year. Subscribers can locate the feature within the mobile app by tapping the “+” button at the top right of their Spotify library. Selecting “AI Playlist” from the drop-down menu will then open a chat box to describe the playlist you want, such as “spooky songs to play during Halloween” or “soothing folk music for a chill bath time.”...

The second-gen QC Earbuds have wireless charging and multipoint right out of the box, which hasn’t been the case for Bose’s pricier buds.

On the same day that the new Google TV Streamer is hitting stores, Roku is announcing its latest streaming player. And unlike Google’s big design overhaul, the new Roku Ultra is playing things very safe. I’d argue maybe too safe. It’s still $99.99, still delivers Dolby Vision and Atmos, and it looks exactly the same as before, though the company says there are notable improvements inside. The 2024 Ultra is 30 percent faster than any of Roku’s other players, and it now features Wi-Fi 6. That upgrade puts it ahead of the Google TV Streamer, which stuck with Wi-Fi 5. Roku is now on par with the Apple TV but behind Amazon’s flagship Fire TV streamers, which include Wi-Fi 6E connectivity. And yes, there’s still a built-in ethernet jack for...

Ecovacs has announced new additions to its budget-focused N-family line of robovacs. The Deebot N30 Omni includes a base station that can clean and dry the vacuum’s mopping heads, while the N20 Pro Plus’ dock can empty the robot’s dirt bin and store it in a plastic bin that eliminates the need for replaceable dust bags. Both robovacs debut at under $800. The Deebot N30 Omni isn’t the cheapest robovac you can buy with mopping capabilities and a dock, but at $799.99, it includes features typically only found on autonomous cleaners well over $1,000, like the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra and the DreameBot X30 Ultra. The robot includes a spiral brush with a design that helps prevent long hairs from getting tangled around it and a pair of spinning...

Nothing has announced its first pair of open wearable stereo (OWS) earbuds that could be better suited for activities where you actually want to hear what’s going on around you. With a design that rests just inside your ear, the new Nothing Ear Open could also be a more comfortable alternative to earbuds that rely on silicone tips inserted into the ear canal. The Nothing Ear Open join a growing trend in headphones where active noise cancelling technology is eschewed for a design that deliberately lets outside sounds in. Shokz’ headphones have long offered this through the use of bone conduction technology that keeps your ears completely open. In February, Bose introduced its $299 Ultra Open earbuds and positioned them as headphones that...

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Netgear announced three new entries to its Nighthawk Wi-Fi 7 router collection today: the RS600, RS500, and RS200. The company says all three routers, which range in price from $229 to $499, will be available today. The two pricier options, the $499 RS600 and the $399 RS500, are very similar: both are tri-band routers with 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz wireless connections. They each offer 320MHz channel bandwidth on the 6GHz band, which can mean much higher throughput to a Wi-Fi 7 device — a distinct advantage since these devices are starting to become more commonplace. All three of Netgear’s new routers support Multi-Link Operation (MLO), which could benefit Wi-Fi 7 devices by offering more stable, lower latency connections that are key for...

"A Sign in Space" simulated an extraterrestrial communication to see whether humans are prepared for the real deal.

Scientists at the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute hope to unlock the true potential of drugs designed to target Alzheimer's.

Researchers managed to retrieve single-stranded genetic material from a Tasmanian tiger specimen in a museum.

The biotech company Loyal is developing several drugs that will try, for the first time, to directly extend a dog's life.

A materials science team at UT Austin developed a two-step system that dramatically speeds up oil spill cleanups, while recovering almost 99% of the oil to be reused.

A groundbreaking plastic made with E. coli can be infinitely recycled and outperforms traditional fossil fuel-based plastics.

NASA's Quesst mission seeks to validate a quiet supersonic technology, which could change FAA rules about flying faster than sound.

A Caltech experiment demonstrated space-based solar power’s potential, marking a key step in harnessing orbital renewable energy.